The Osceola times., 1887-10-29
Miscellaneous Items.

10 retain them.
Miscellaneous Items r. a..H
Joseph Temple has been received at the
State Penltentiary on "A sentence OF one
year from Bradley County for murder.
Announcement was made in the Su-
premo Court at Little Rock few since
of tho appointment OF Judge W. W. Mans
field Of Ozark, Franklin County, as Su.
preme Court reporter, 70 succeed Judge
b. s. Turner, lately deceased. Judge
Mansfield was the dlgester of'"oIanslield's
Digest of the Statutes Of the State of Ar
kansas" the work being conrleted just
before the assembling of our last Legisla-
ture.
Sheriff ]. H. Coblentz, Of Conway
County, arrested Billy Powell at Pl'unner.
vile few DAYS ago, for passing counter
felt silver dollars. When arrested Powell
admitted that he was guilty OF dispo ing
OF the spurious coin, but said he procured
the money from Jim Powell, who had Just
returned from serving two-years' sem
tence at Detroit for practicing the same
game.
The exposition opens at Little Rock on
the 10th. ... .l4
November s is suggested as Press day at
Little Rock.
Governor Hughes has offered reward
Of $3.50 for tho arrest and delivery 10 the
sheriff OF Sharpe County of Robert Innis,
who is charged with assaulting Eliza Nor.
gan in Sharp County, July g. 1887. There
were two other mon implicated In the
crime, but both were arrested and one OF
them, John Dalby, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for eighteen years, and is
now there. Ben Yates, the other man, is
awaiting trial in Sharp County.
Acting. Secretary Muldrow OF the In
terror Department, has affirmed the decls.
ion OF Land Commissioner Sparks, refus.
ing repayment of alleged excess payment
by j. T. Sannaford of Sl.25 per acre on
cash entry for a quarter section of land in
the district Of Little Rock
Governor Hughes has remitted fine OF
fifty dollars assessed against George
Hurst, of Crawford County, for selling
whisky to a minor. The man TO whom the
whisky was sold was married and Hurst
supposed as a matter of course he was of
age. Considering this fact a pardon was
granted. "a. asia
Joseph Hart, representing New York
for the purchase Of the Quapaw Cotton
Mills. II tho deal in consummated, the
capacity of the mill will be doubled, aud
another large building put up and utilized
In the manufacture of sheeting. A desire
TO save freight charges from the Sonth-
west to the Moth and supply orders from
the mills direct is the intention Of the syn
dicate
Three Young boys from st. Louis were
arrested in Little Rock n few nights ago
charged with carrying concea ed weapons.
The boys gave their nGmos as VIII Bald
" in (coiored), aged seventeen, John Foley,
aged sixteen, and his brother, Eddie
Foley, aged fourteen. They said they
were on their way 20 Texas to become
cowboys and ira n-robberS. They took
jossessiou Of an empty toK-car, and when
ordered ont, drew their pistols aud showed
fight. They afterwards attempted to
leave town, but were caught and locked
up. ....... .. ..
A dance was given at Schichtl Bros
-anch, on the Arkansas river, some eight
)r nine miles southwest Of Conway q few
nights ago. Soon after nightfall dancing
began, and about the Same time tho male
participants began to ill up with "bug
Juice" About ten O'Clock bad blood be-
gun to show Itself and soon general row
was In progress. Some six or seven shots
were fired, but only two men, so far as
ran be learned, were wounded. Bud
PAYNE had his ear shot or and his hat
filed full of holes, while John Knox re.
ccived a ride blow across the face, making
Il serious and probably fatal wound. The
man who is said to have fired the shot
that hit Payne, and who administered the
olow 10 Knox, has disappeared.
Typhoid fever prevails at Greenbrier.
The White County far at Judsonia was
IN every way great success. Especially
notable were the entries Of the thorough
bred horses, fine shorthorn. Holstein and
Jersey cattle. Berkshire and Poland Chi ma
hogs, fat sheep and lambs.
|. Over the entrance TO the horticultural
'a'r at Rogers was inscribed the title
given b Northwest Arkansas the "Apple
Orchard Of America" the words being
spelled in letters made Of apples. The
splendid exhibits displayed at this fair
show that the harvest Of field, orchard
and vinex ard crops has this year been
abundant. The weather was glorious and
he attendance large.
Cotton on bottom lands IN Lee County is
a better crop than last year.
Fishermen and hunters are having jolly
times OF Il in the vicinity OF Ray Village,
n Cross County. The waters abound in
.uifalo fish that are easily caught and the
woods are full Of wild turkeys, fat, juicy
and tender
Five steamboats, Will ply White river
this fall from Newport aud Batesviile
"up" 10 handle ores from Buffalo City
nud Rush creek mines in Marion County,
MS we'll a. taking out also cotton, lumber,
timber, ETC., aud bringing up, of course,
at e. hipments Of merchandise, tools
aud michiucrv. White river is much Inn
proved by work already done below Buf.
ialo lnv the Govarument
j'raire Gres have caused much loss OF
i've sl0sa II ArkARios oeuxW,